Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-08

is that it came about from the fact that
the Anarchist, George Engel, attempted
suicide Saturday night by taking an
ounce OF laudanum. About II 20 o'clock
Emil Zoener, who is on the night death
watch, passed Engel's cell, and was at
tracted by groans coming from within.
On stopping to inquire the cause
he found Engel breathing heavily
and lying PROSTATE on his back. He
called him by name, but received no an
swer, and on opening the cell door dis
covered that the man was unconscious
and suffering from the effects OF some
Supplying drug After repeated at
tempts to awake the sleeping man Aoener
became alarmed, and decided to call IN
Dr. Gray from the insane ward IN the
same building. DR. Gray was sent for
Immediately. On going to Engeps cell
the Doctor soon discovered that Engel
was suffering from poison. His eyes dl-
lated and rolled spasmodically. Dr.
Gray at once commenced active work
on his patient.
RAvED AND CURSED.
As soon as Engel came to his serses he
rayed and cursed at being disturbed in
his sleep, and asked the reason OF
his being awakened. He protested that
he had only drank little whiskey and
was all right. His condition and subse-
quent events showed that Engel was de-
liberately lying, and that in the face of
death. He was forced to take emetics
and kept constantly walking for an hour,
until all danger had passed. From that
time on surveillance over him was not
relaxed for an instant. The attempted
suicide of Engel is what led TO a search
of the cells in the morning. Besides
the discovery OF explosives among the
effects OF Lingg there was found in
| Engel's cell bottle from which he had
taken the laudanum. II was concealed
in the urinal Three or four drops of
laudanum still remained in the bottle,
and Engel was confronted with evidence
of his intended suicide.
CONTINUED TO DENY.
He continued to deny, but at last sul-
lenly admitted the truth of the accuse
ton. He had preferred death by his
own hand, he said, TO any carrying ont
of the sentence under the law. Engel
stubbomly refused to disclose how he
obtained the poison The bottle affords
no clue, and, like Lingg's dynamite, the
source of the poison Is a mystery.
The scheme TO furnish Lingg with
bombs, which were discovered in his
cell Yesterday, was evidently carefully
thought ont by some Of his co-partner,
in crime on the outside. Several days
ago fancy soap-box was brought 10 IN,
Jail. and just now, in the heat of excite
ment. the officials say they cannot 70
member who delivered il. They may
know who it was, but if they do will not
say so until they have made some ar
rests. The box was a Misunderstanding
affair, and it was handled by u deputy
in u rough manner. The Jail oil
Gals usually do those things 4
hasty examination disclosed the fac
that to all appearances it contained
not any more than any few delicacle'
for such "human tiger - AS Lingg ha
an appetite. Had the police and depu
ties known that there were bombs lyinl
around loose in such close proximity
they would not have felt 50 easy bu
they were in ignorance of any danger
and they would probably have continued
so had it not been for the raid on Linggi
cell. 1t was then that the insignificant
looking soap-box was found to have
false bottom, and it was underneath
of that the four bombs had been SNUG
gled into the Jail.